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After she left, Ruth sat dazed in her seat for a long time.Other than showing her new work to Abel, no one else knew about it, including Dulcie and Alex.Moreover, it was only the first draft, and she had yet to refine it…Could Leroy read her mind? How did he end up promoting the same theme?“That’s not right.” Ruth thought. It was not that no one else knew...She turned around, and her gaze landed on her computer. A cold glint flashed across her eyes.She turned on her computer and logged into her social media account to send a message to Alex. [Starting now, help me monitor the surveillance cameras in my office, as well as the usage traces from my end.]Alex replied quickly. He was clearly unhappy. [No. I want to accompany Dulcie. It’s not easy for her to get a few days off! Are you still human?!]Ruth was stunned for a moment before she finally remembered...Some time ago, she had gotten into a fight with Abel and vented her anger on Dulcie and Alex to make them work over

Luna’s voice was slightly choked and full of grievance. Her eyes were already red and teary, but she stubbornly refused to let her tears fall.Notus looked at her and seemed to have thought of something. His voice softened. “Tom said that your grandfather isn’t awake yet.”“I’m only visiting because I want to be filial. Does it matter if he wakes up or not? Besides, I can wait here for him to wake up! You’re just like them. You don’t want me to visit because you think I’m not from the Lockton family!” Luna could not stop her tears from falling in the end. “Or are you prejudiced against me, that’s why you don’t treat me as your biological daughter…”Ruth stood in the corner of the corridor and leaned against the wall. She was observing the father-daughter relationship.Luna’s acting skills had improved. Even Notus could not resist. If he did not suspect anything, he should relent soon, right?Notus looked embarrassed for a moment. He opened his mouth to comfort Luna, but in the end

Notus stared blankly at Abel, Gabriel, and Lyla. “Daughter-in-law?”“I heard that the Lovehart family acknowledged an illegitimate daughter. The entire Lovehart family is celebrating! I have no objections if you want to dote on her, but you stepped into my family’s territory and was rude to a member of the Blakewell family... Notus, how shameless can you be?!” Lyla said coldly. Notus frowned. Illegitimate daughter… Those words stung.“Miss Lyla, be careful with your words. My youngest daughter is not illegitimate!”Lyla sneered. “That’s right! Maybe it’s actually Janet and your twins who are—”“Lyla,” Gabriel interrupted her mockery in a deep voice. Lyla was silent for a moment before she snorted, but she did not continue.Abel looked at his parents and his eyes flickered. He subconsciously looked up at Ruth.Ruth had noticed it, too.Gabriel clearly knew about the Lovehart family. Then why did he feign ignorance the last time Abel asked? Now, he was stopping Lyla from bring

Before Abel could answer, Lyla had finished complaining about Notus and looked over at them. “What are you two talking about?”Ruth immediately straightened up. “It’s nothing. I’m just talking about how well you guys treat me!” Lyla was somewhat surprised. “Really?”“Of course! What else is there to say? The young ones can’t interrupt when the elders are talking,” Abel said calmly.Gabriel’s expression was a little unnatural. He was just casually looking for an excuse to reprimand Luna. He was usually not that strict.Lyla shot Gabriel a glare, then she looked at Ruth knowingly and comforted her gently. “Don’t listen to him. He’s quick to talk and favors family over reason. We don’t have that many rules in our family.”Ruth smiled and looked at the silent Gabriel. Then, she looked at Lyla and said seriously, “I mean it. Thank you for today, both of you.”Lyla held her hand. “We’re a family. There’s no need to thank us! We’re actually very happy that you thought of us in this si

Lyla accompanied George for dinner and chatted for a while.Ruth sat beside him quietly. Her cold and distant face was the picture of obedience. It was hard for her not to feel like a baby in front of them.In the corridor, Abel received a call from Eilam, who summarized the information he had just found.Rose Lockton’s experience with the outside world was very simple. She was the heiress of the Lockton Corporation. She chose a humble but honest man to marry into the family, and they ran the family business together.Immediately after their marriage, Rose had a child. She went overseas to recuperate for half a year. After giving birth, she stayed for another year because her body was weak.On the surface, everything seemed very normal, but there were only a few reports about Rose and her daughter overseas. The hospital where she gave birth was a private one, and the medical records were long gone. The hospital had been renovated and their previous medical records were lost.“But